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Country Music Star Toby Keith Dies of Cancer at 62
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 6, 2024
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Country singer Toby Keith, best known for chart-topping hits like "Who's Your Daddy?” and “Made in America," has died at 62 from stomach cancer.
His death was announced on his website. ...
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Are Falling, But News Isn't All Good
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 17, 2024
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Cancer deaths continue to decline in the United States, with more than 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, a new report shows.
But more people are developing cancers than ever, making the dreaded disease a continued threat to human health, according to the
Antibody Treatment Could Fight Rare But Deadly Bile Duct Cancers
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 12, 2023
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Patients with bile duct cancer might soon have an additional treatment available to them, thanks to a newly discovered tumor target.
Some bile duct cancers are driven by a mutated HER2 gene, which has also been implicated in cancers of the breast, esophagus and prostate,...
More Evidence That Obesity Raises Odds for Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 12, 2023
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Maintaining a healthy weight may be important for reducing the risk of gastrointestinal cancer, a new study suggests.
The research adds to the evidence that excess weight and weight increases in adulthood increase the risk for colon and other gastrointestinal (GI) cance...
Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- April 11, 2022
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Older Black American cancer patients have higher rates of frailty and disability than their white peers, which may help explain why Black patients also have higher cancer death rates, new research suggests.
The researchers noted that Black patients are more likely to die...
Biden Relaunches Cancer Moonshot Initiative
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
- February 3, 2022
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President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is giving a new push to the cancer moonshot initiative that he first led during the Obama administration.
In his announcement, Biden said the program ...
More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
- Cara Murez
- January 4, 2022
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Cancer remains a major killer, with 10 million deaths reported worldwide in 2019.
More than 23 million new cases were documented globally in 2019, according to researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
By comparison, in 2010 there were 8.29 m...
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
- November 25, 2021
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New treatment options are giving hope to patients with stomach cancer.
Also known as gastric cancer, the disease is the world's sixth most common cancer with 1.09 million new cases in 2020, according to the World Health Organization.
It's an abnormal growth of cell...
Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- September 23, 2021
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Hispanic people in the United States have lower cancer rates than white people, but they are much more likely to develop certain preventable cancers.
"The good news is that overall cancer rates are lower in Hispanic people, but we are seeing very high rates of infectious...
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- May 10, 2021
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Being obese or overweight can increase the odds of developing several types of cancers, new research from the United Kingdom reveals.
But shedding the excess pounds can lower the risk, researchers say.
Reducing obesity cuts the risk for endometrial cancer by 44% a...
Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide
- Robert Preidt
- February 4, 2021
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Breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the world's most commonly diagnosed cancer.
In 2020, there were an estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases and nearly 10 million cancer deaths worldwide, according to the Global Cancer Statistics 2020 report from the American Ca...
Blood Test Might Spot Cancer Years Earlier
- Amy Norton
- July 23, 2020
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Scientists are working on a blood test that may catch five common cancers years sooner than current methods.
The blood test, which is still experimental, hunts for certain genetic "signatures" associated with tumors. Researchers found that it can detect five types of...
Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk
- Dennis Thompson
- July 21, 2020
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Want to avoid cancer? Consider brushing and flossing more often.
Why? Folks with bad gums might be at higher risk of developing certain types of cancer, new research suggests.
A history of gum disease appears to increase the risk of stomach cancer by 52%...
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
- Serena McNiff
- July 14, 2020
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Many cancer patients have faced delays to their health care during the coronavirus pandemic, but with what consequences?
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston analyzed 15 years of data to determine how long surgery for certain types of cancer ...
Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers
- Robert Preidt
- April 16, 2020
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Low-dose aspirin may reduce the risk of several types of digestive tract cancers, according to a team of researchers in Europe.
For the new study, the researchers analyzed 113 studies investigating colon/rectal ("bowel"), head and neck, esophageal, stomach, liver, ga...
Blood Test Could Spot 50 Different Cancers
- Steven Reinberg
- March 31, 2020
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A simple blood test for dozens of cancers is in the works.
Researchers say their test can detect more than 50 kinds of cancer at early stages and pinpoint their location in the body.
"If these findings are validated, it will be feasible to consider how thi...
Stomach Cancer Appears Different in Younger Patients
- Steven Reinberg
- December 31, 2019
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Stomach cancer among many people under 60 appears more deadly than when it occurs to older people, a new study finds.
This new form of cancer is genetically different from other stomach cancer and grows and spreads faster. It is also resistant to the usual chemother...
Cancer Risk May Rise After Heart Attack
- Dennis Thompson
- November 13, 2019
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Here's some worrisome news for folks who manage to survive a heart attack: New research suggests they might be far more vulnerable to developing cancer down the road.
People who suffered a heart health scare -- a heart attack, heart failure or a dangerously erratic h...
Obesity May Be Upping Rates of Pancreatic Cancer Worldwide
- Robert Preidt
- October 23, 2019
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Rising rates of obesity and diabetes could be pushing up rates of pancreatic cancer across the globe, a new report suggests.
Global rates of colon cancer are also on the rise, although fewer cases are now proving deadly, researchers said.
Colon cancer rates...
America's Obesity Epidemic May Mean Some Cancers Are Striking Sooner
- Alan Mozes
- August 14, 2019
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Since the turn of the century, American obesity rates have skyrocketed. And now a new study indicates that as the nation's waistlines expand, cancers long linked to obesity are striking the middle-aged more than ever before.
The finding follows a review of data on mo...
Researchers Seek Firefighters for Data on Cancer Risk
- Robert Preidt
- April 5, 2019
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Learning more about firefighters' increased risk for certain cancers is the aim of a voluntary registry being created by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
It's seeking more than 1.1 million firefighters to participate in the Nati...